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Master Electrician Teaches how to Use a Wire Stripper Tool Properly, with Terminations, Thoughts?

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This project teaches essential techniques for properly stripping electrical wires and securely terminating them to different types of electrical devices. It covers a gentle 'thumb-push' stripping method, how to use built-in strip gauges on modern GFCI outlets, and the 'shepherd's hook' method for older screw terminals on devices like standard light switches.

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Now, what I do when I strip, if you look at my thumb, I'm not really pulling out with this hand. >> I'm grabbing the wire and I'm using my thumb to push away. >> Oh, yeah. >> So, now what I would could do is I could go back to that same strip gauge on the back and I could find exactly how much to cut off. >> You like working with solid or stranded one? >> I like working [music] with solid when it comes to terminating small devices like this. Right. And then again, if this is the neutral, what I want to do is I'm going to open up my neutral. I've got the silver screw that designates neutral, right? The gold screw designates the hot. And I'm [music] just going to put it on inside here. And I'm going to tighten it up. >> Okay. >> Now, that is a fantastic way. This is a really nice GFCI. It's got the built-in test. It's got [music] that nice washer right there. But what happens when we don't have that? What happens when we have a lesser grade like this one? How do we use solid and stranded wire on something like this? >> We're just going to have to make a like a shepherd's hook around the screw. >> Correct. So,

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